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<p>And are left with a worse budget than before the increase in fees.</p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:40:57 +0000olstar18comment 254928 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: OK Set to Raise Licensing Fees for Arcade Machineshttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/06/07/ok-set-raise-licensing-fees-arcade-machines#comment-254821
<p>In the case of coin-operated vending machines, it is very much like a double sales tax because sales tax was already paid on the products with which the machines are stocked when those products were purchased at wholesale. A hand-to-hand vendor would get to collect sales tax from the purchaser when the retail sale is made. The owners of coin-operated vending machines don't.</p>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:43:47 +0000JDKJcomment 254821 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: OK Set to Raise Licensing Fees for Arcade Machineshttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/06/07/ok-set-raise-licensing-fees-arcade-machines#comment-254809
<p>Oh ok, I thought this was in addition to sales tax.</p><p>----------------------------------------------------</p><p>Debates are like merry go rounds. Two people take their positions then they go through the same points over and over and over again. Then when it's over they have the same positions they started in.</p>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:23:22 +0000Father Timecomment 254809 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: OK Set to Raise Licensing Fees for Arcade Machineshttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/06/07/ok-set-raise-licensing-fees-arcade-machines#comment-254795
<p>Sounds like they'd be better off taking 15% of the profit...</p><hr /><p>I have a dream, break the chains of copy right oppression! <a href="http://zippydsmlee.wordpress.com/2010/05/21/cigital-disobedience/" title="http://zippydsmlee.wordpress.com/2010/05/21/cigital-disobedience/">http://zippydsmlee.wordpress.com/2010/05/21/cigital-disobedience/</a></p>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:46:10 +0000ZippyDSMleecomment 254795 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: OK Set to Raise Licensing Fees for Arcade Machineshttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/06/07/ok-set-raise-licensing-fees-arcade-machines#comment-254793
<p>Or maybe they could tax some of their tax-exempt politically oriented 'charities'.</p><p>Or, maybe they could learn how to not spend in retarded manners.</p>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:33:29 +0000Austin_Lewiscomment 254793 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: OK Set to Raise Licensing Fees for Arcade Machineshttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/06/07/ok-set-raise-licensing-fees-arcade-machines#comment-254792
<p>Again, this is a licensing fee for ALL&nbsp;coin-operated machines. So owners of soda and snack vending machines are hit with this as well. Other coin-operated machines are as well. Not just arcade owners.</p><p>What all in covered by the term &quot;coin-operated&quot; is not clear to me at this moment, but it is something that I&nbsp;am looking into.</p><p>Not sure how religion plays into this discussion.</p> <p>E. Zachary Knight<br /> Oklahoma City Chapter of the ECA<br /> <a href="http://www.theeca.com/chapters_oklahoma" title="http://www.theeca.com/chapters_oklahoma">http://www.theeca.com/chapters_oklahoma</a></p>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:33:25 +0000E. Zachary Knightcomment 254792 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: OK Set to Raise Licensing Fees for Arcade Machineshttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/06/07/ok-set-raise-licensing-fees-arcade-machines#comment-254787
<p>They pay the licensing fee in place of charging sales tax on the revenue generated by the machine.</p> <p>E. Zachary Knight<br /> Oklahoma City Chapter of the ECA<br /> <a href="http://www.theeca.com/chapters_oklahoma" title="http://www.theeca.com/chapters_oklahoma">http://www.theeca.com/chapters_oklahoma</a></p>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:20:56 +0000E. Zachary Knightcomment 254787 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: OK Set to Raise Licensing Fees for Arcade Machineshttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/06/07/ok-set-raise-licensing-fees-arcade-machines#comment-254786
<p>&nbsp;I see it as somewhere in between.</p><p>This smells like a 'sin tax', not designed to actually wipe out the activity, but does serve as social engineering to discourage people from it or at minimal make sure that people who do 'unapproved' activity are at a disadvantage when compared to people who follow the 'advice' of the social leaders.</p><p>This is one of the core tactics of religious groups that has been built up over the last few decades. &nbsp;Rather then making their own advice better, they work to stack things so that anyone who follows an alternative is in the worst possition possible. &nbsp; The 'abstience only' programs are probably the strongest example... follow their advice and things go well, do not follow their advice and they make sure you suffer as much as possible via lack of options or knowledge... which makes them look all the stronger since they can point and say 'see! we told you to do as we say!'</p>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:20:52 +0000Neenekocomment 254786 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: OK Set to Raise Licensing Fees for Arcade Machineshttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/06/07/ok-set-raise-licensing-fees-arcade-machines#comment-254784
<p>Why the hell should arcades pay the states licensing fees for each machine in the first place?</p><p>---------------------------------------------------- </p><p>Debates are like merry go rounds. Two people take their positions then they go through the same points over and over and over again. Then when it's over they have the same positions they started in.</p>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:14:04 +0000Father Timecomment 254784 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: OK Set to Raise Licensing Fees for Arcade Machineshttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/06/07/ok-set-raise-licensing-fees-arcade-machines#comment-254780
<p>If you watch the video, the owner of Cactus Jack's says he will have to downsize by 2/3 to make up the cost. That means that he will be laying off workers and probably selling of machines just to stay affloat.</p><p>With fewer people working there and fewer machines, he won't be able to provide the same level of service and possibly fewer people will show up to play the games. Talk about a downward spiral.</p><p>I really feel for the arcade owners in Oklahoma. I wish there was more I&nbsp;could do.</p> <p>E. Zachary Knight<br /> Oklahoma City Chapter of the ECA<br /> <a href="http://www.theeca.com/chapters_oklahoma" title="http://www.theeca.com/chapters_oklahoma">http://www.theeca.com/chapters_oklahoma</a></p>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:46:17 +0000E. Zachary Knightcomment 254780 at http://www.gamepolitics.com